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Ha ha ha @ JohnnyB!! man.. I miss being able to read that thread. That was when I first starting hanging out here. Oh the humanity..

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HAHAHAHAHA!!! omg....that's classic... I realize I'm coming up on about 5 years of discovering this place.. ahhh.. jeezis Ed, you kill me..

Minutemen pixies Wilco Replacements Husker Du

Somebody's been into Grandma's meds!!

Johnny Marr is easily one of my main influences..His clean, jangle sound is amazing and one of those tones I strive for... I'd also check out : The Queen Is Dead The Boy with the thorn in his side There is a light that never goes out This Charming Man to name but a few....then check out his work on The The's "Mindbomb" Armageddon Days The Beat(en) Generation his collaboration with Bernard Buttler of New Order:Electronic and his own band: Johnny Marr +The Healers

Only Tongue Can Tell-Trashcan Sinatras Don't Let's Start- They Might Be Giants Just Like Heaven-The Cure Driver 8- REM Thieves-Ministry Head Like A Hole-Nine Inch Nails --just a few right off the top..

Brokeback Centablo?

Emmylou also has guest vocals on the last Bright Eyes CD "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning" which is absolutely brilliant..

very cool....

Peter Buck, Johnny Marr, Robert Smith/Porl Thompson, and The Edge, all made me interested in wanting to play.. Joey Santiago, John Strohm, Stone Gossard and Mike McCready made me buy a guitar.. Jeff Tweedy, Evan Dando, and Gary Louris make me want to write songs.. Nels Cline makes me wonder what I did with my life when I was younger!

okay okay...here's the reason(s): I have a great job working with the railroads for GM. I just passed my 5 year anniversary. I have 3 weeks of vacation time, and a bonus plan twice a year. Plus I have the BEST boss I've ever had.. My wife is now in her 10th year working for a large cable company and among her many bennys is BC/BS insurance, free cable/i-net, and 5 weeks of vacation time. My girls are watched by my mom( we pay her of course) and my wife's family is 10 minutes or less away. My son is an hour away and I get him every other weekend So in the end, I technically could pull up stakes, cos we have friends and family in Nashville ( East Nashville, Columbia and Spring Hill), friends in Seattle and Portland as well. But the benefits of being here outweigh the desire to move... BTW, I live in Flint Michigan..

I'd really like to thank eveyone for all the advice..on reading it all I forgot to add that: I'm 33, married with 3 kids I've been actively looking for about 4 years now.. I'm the moderator of the Help Wanted Forum for the Local All Ages Venue and a member of the Advisory Committee. So I am involved with the local scene, but it's mostly the punk/emo/hardcore kids. I am going to take the advice of just sitting and writing. It's not anything I've really done before, because I'm convinced I write better with other folks..Maybe it's time to re-evalute. Who knows..maybe I'll be the next Loverboy!!! : D Anyways, you guys are great.seriously. And if the schedule allows, I may end up at MWJ to cry in my beer... BTW: Caddie? where you at?

I been thinking over the last few weeks that nothing is going my way in regards to playing music. I've been thru so many false starts and projects that fall thru, that I'm at my wits end. The last is really straw that broke the camels back and I'm having a really hard time with it.. After months and months of emails with people that went nowhere, a few sessions that just fell apart, I lucked into another guy who wanted to do the same kind of band as I did. A country-rock/alt.country vibe that went very well with the first 3 practices and we were working up a setlist of covers and a few originals... Then the singer/guitar player guy goes and signs on with a friend of his doing almost the exact same thing. I don't begrudge the guy, cos he's a great guy and this is a paying gig..so off he went. Now..where do I stand? I've searched every possible net Musicians Wanted, Craigslist, HC..nothing..not a goddamn thing in my area. It's absolutely maddening.. So here I stand..at the crossroads of my music life and I'm not sure what direction to turn. It's frustrating at the least and depressing at the most.. Anyone care to talk me down from the ledge? thanks for letting me vent.. Rob

ha!! I forgot about that one...